C-130 Mishap Photos



63-7815
USAF C-130E #63-7815 Cockpit fire damaged while on the ground at Dyess AFB in 1975 with the aircraft being put in long time storage at the base until a replacement nose could be found. [Photographer unknown]

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  • mike921921 on 2023-May-15 23:55:46 mike921921 said

    Damage caused by Radar Shop personnel failing to de-energize (per the T.O.) breaker panel, then dropping a wrench which shorted the DC bus and subsequently lit off the adjacent LOX line. Aircraft later repaired ~$5M USD.

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    Damaged while on the ground at Dyess AFB. Cockpit fire in 1975 with the aircraft being put in long time storage at the base untill a replacement nose could be found. It was repaired by 1977.

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